Softball roundup: Pine Plains wins 2 in O'Malley event

The Pine Plains softball team won both its games in the annual Maggie O'Malley Memorial Friendship Tournament in Rhinebeck on Saturday, beating the hosts 17-3 and Saugerties 5-3.

The Bombers' Riley Croghan (4-1) went the distance against the Hawks, and Anna Lonczak (1-4) earned the win in relief of Monica Smith against the Sawyers. Emma Boucher caught all 14 innings.

"We started hitting the ball today," Pine Plains coach Bob Stevenson said. "Most of last week we were in kind of an offensive slump and not putting hits together. I guess they got a good night's sleep."

Saugerties topped Red Hook 11-5. The Raiders' Lauren Marici was 2 for 4 with a run and Nicole Marici 2 for 4 with an RBI.

Ketcham splits in Bisaccia tournament — Ketcham defeated Our Lady of Lourdes 4-2 in its Melissa Bisaccia Memorial Tournament in Wappingers Falls and lost to Eastchester 1-0 in the opener.

Ketcham pitcher Casey Herzog and Eastchester pitcher Francesca Chiodi each threw a no-hitter in the tournament opener. Herzog struck out seven and walked one, while Chiodi struck out four and walked none. Eastchester scored its only run in the sixth inning with a walk, a bunt that moved the runner over, and back-to-back passed balls.

Against Lourdes, Ketcham scored three runs in the sixth to clinch the win. Carissa Dellavechia pitched six innings for the win and Herzog pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the save.

Eastchester also defeated Lourdes 6-0.

"It was a great tournament," Ketcham coach Nicole Oliva said. "No matter what games were played, they were all competitive. Fun was had by all."

Of the pitchers' duel in the Ketcham-Eastchester game, Oliva said, "They both pitched awesome. (Chiodi) was one of the best pitchers we've seen all year."

Ketcham hosts Carmel at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

Franklin D. Roosevelt 6, T.C. Williams 1 — The Presidents scored four in the bottom of the first to roll by the visitors from Alexandria, Va.

Roosevelt's Alyssa Pfitscher pitched the first three innings before giving way to eighth-grader Madchen Knauss, who struck out four and allowed four hits in her first varsity experience in the pitcher's circle.

Emma Izzo went 3 for 4 with an RBI and Gretta Gunsch tripled for Roosevelt (13-2), which visits Highland Monday.